Westminster Livestock Hagerstown, Md. Report Supplied By Auction January 8,2002 SLAUGHTER COWS 124 HEAD, STEADY TO 100 LOWER BREAK ERS 39 50-43.25, 1 TO 45 00, BONERS 17 50-42 00. LEAN 33 00-37 00, THIN 13 00 DOWN BULLS 8 HEAD. YG#l 1300-1600 IBS TO 54.00, YG#2 1200-2100 LBS 48 00-52 00. TED STEERS- 28 HEAD HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1200-1400 LBS. 67 00-70.00, CHOICE 2-3 1100-1400 LBS 63.00-67.00, HIGH CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1050-1450 LBS 56.00- 58 00, LOW CHOICE 2-3 52.00-56.00. FED HEIFERS: 13 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE 1050-1375 LBS. 64.00-65.75, CHOICE 3-4 900-1050 LBS. 54.50- 60.75, LOW CHOICE 1100-1400 LBS. 62.00-64.00. CALVES: 158 HEAD, GOOD SLAUGHTER. 85-110 LBS, 45.00- 55.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURN ING TO FARM 20.00-30.00 LOWER. #1 94-110 LBS. 120.00-137.00. 115-130 LBS. 102.00-120.00, 85-94 LBS. 100.00- 130.00; #2 94-110 LBS. 95.00-120.00,80- 92 LBS. 70.00-100.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS STRONG DEMAND. #1 85- 110 LBS. 525.00-570.00,1 AT 660.00; #2 80-120 LBS. 380.00-475.00; #3 225.00- 350.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIF ERS 75-100 LBS. 75.00-135.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 20 HEAD, STRONG DEMAND FROM COUN TRY BUTCHERS. #1 AND 2 240-270 LBS. 38.00; INDIVIDUAL 284 LBS. AT 44.00; 5 HEAD 340-440 LBS. 35.00- 41.00,200-220 LBS. 32.00. STOCK CATTLE: 89 HEAD. STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. BS.OO-100.00, 400-600 LBS. 75.00-85.00, 600-800 LBS. 60.00- 75.00, 800-1000 LBS. 56.00-69.50, 1000- 1100 LBS. 59.00-68.50. HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 71.00-81.00, 500-700 LBS. 59.00-69.00, 700-900 LBS. TO 56.00. BULLS: FEW OFFERED. 400-500 LBS. 75.00-80.00, 500-700 LBS. TO 62.00. SHEEP: 39 HEAD. LIGHTWEIGHTS AND YEARLINGS 45.00-65.00, HEAVYWEIGHTS 30.00- 44.00. LAMBS: 59 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 100-120 LBS. 67.00-74.00, 125-140 LBS. 65.00-69.00, 80-100 LBS. 77 00-87.00,40-60 LBS. 87.00-107.00. GOATS: 38 HEAD. LARGE BILLIES •mi INSERT IN THIS WEEK’S LANCASTER FARMING 7481 Lincoln Highway Rte. 30 East Abbottstown, PA 17301 (717) 259-6617 or (888) 285-0225 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS PARTS & EQUIPMENT SPECIALS AND WETHFRS 80.00-120.00 MEDIUM 65.00-80.00, LARGE NAN NIES 75 00-95 00, MEDIUM 60 00- 80 00, SMALL FLESHY 50 00-65 00 PIGS AND SHOATS 27 HEAD BY THE LB 35-45 LBS 61 00-70 00, 50-60 LBS 50 00-55 00, 125-175 LBS 32 00- 35.00 NEXT TUES , WE WILL HAVE AN ORDER FOR STRONG OPEN COWS FOR A BREEDING SEASON Oklahoma Feeder Cattle Weekly Oklahoma ( ity.OK January 9, 2002 Report Supplied By USDA Compared to three weeks ago Feeder steers 700-850 lbs steady Feeder heifers over 550 lbs and steers over 850 lbs 2 00- 4.00 higher. Stocker steers, steer calves, and heifer calves steady. Demand good for all classes. Demand very good for heavier weight steers to finish this spring. Quality of supply average. Re ceipts this week 11,450; last week holi day; last year 12,558. Supply consisted of 66 percent yearlings over 600 lbs; 29 per cent calves and light yearlings under 600 lbs; 5 percent cows and bulls. Heifers comprised 39 percent of feeder and calf supply. Prices follow with weighted average weight and price in parenthesis. FEEDER STEERS; Medium and Large 1: 345 lbs thin 131.50; 350-400 lbs (368 lbs) 115.00-116.50 (115.51); 400-450 lbs (411 lbs) 113.00-116.50 (115.20); 450- 500 lbs (480 lbs) 102.00-112.50 (107.45); 500-550 lbs (520 lbs) 100.00-106.00 (102.98); 550-600 lbs (572 lbs) 91.00- 103.00 (94.90); 600-650 lbs (627 lbs) 88.50- (90.22); 650-700 lbs (665 lbs) 86.00-89.75 (88.48), fleshy calves 83.75- 86.50; 700-750 lbs (724 lbs) 85.25-89.25 (87.38), fleshy 83.00-85.50; 750-800 lbs (777 lbs) 82.75- 88.00 (84.22); 800-850 lbs (835 lbs) 80.00-83.00 (81.09); 850-900 lbs (874 lbs) 77.00-82.00 (80.00); 900-950 lbs (925 lbs) 76.25-78.00 (76.85); 950-1000 lbs (992 lbs) 74.75-77.75 (76.00). HOL STEINS: Large 3 390 lbs 78.00; few 650- 700 lbs 65.00; 900 lbs 59.00; 1000 lbs 55.50. FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium and Large 1: lot 395 lbs thin 106.50; 400-450 lbs (414 lbs) (99.15); 450- 500 lbs (472 lbs) 91.00- 100.25 (94.89); 500-550 lbs (527 lbs) 84.00-91.00 (86.95), thin 92.50- 95.00; 550-600 lbs (582 lbs) 82.75-89.75 (85.34); 600-650 lbs (630 lbs) 82.50- (84.63); 650-700 lbs (663 lbs) MESSICK’S SEE OUR SPECIAL 81.50-85 00 (84 00), fleshy 80 50-82 50, 700-750 lbs (722 lbs) 78 50-82.00, fleshy 78 75-80 00, 750-800 lbs (785 lbs) 77 00- 80 SO (77.97), 800-850 lbs (825 lbs) 76 00- 77 50(77 06). \\ I lONAL I 1 1 DLK L\l 11 1 SUMMARY fur week ending Jon 4 Re ceipts 1 his week 41,400 lost week Holi day, year ago 56.500 There were not enough feeder cattle marketed across the nation last week to allow o comparison lor this week Many markets remained closed this week for New Year’s, how e\er the limited sales available revealed a firm undertone as reported bv the L'SDA’s Livestock Market News Ser vice. Buyers were encouraged by gams on the futures market during the abbre viated holiday sessions, although the board turned lower late this past week. December Live Cattle contracts left the board at a premium to cash, which brought on a few deliveries. Also, Febru ary and April fat futures are trading con siderably higher than current cash levels. This has been supported by reports of low feeder placements and an expected tight supply of market-ready fed cattle this spring. However, cattle feeders con tinue to struggle with record-heavy car cass weights and the red ink on recent closeouts made this New Year’s hang over worse than most. Despite the beating that cattle feeders have been taking, they continue to re place inventories in order to cash-in when things get better. Midwestern pro ducers are set to sell another round of calves and hope to benefit from the idea that placements have been low. Calf weights should be even bigger than usual for this time of year. Many calves across parts of Nebraska, lowa, Kansas and Missouri have yet to have snow on their backs. Moisture continues minimal in the winter wheat regions and many backgrounders find their wheat pasture to be merely a large rented corral in which to feed hay. The Southeast also got a taste of the western life this week as snow fell as far south as Mississippi and central Georgia. Forecasters are calling for the weather to remain very unusual and unpredictable, which will mean the same for feeder cattle market conditions This week’s reported volume included S 2 percent weighing over 600 lbs. 187 Merts Drive Rte. 283, Rheems Exit Elizabethtown, PA 17022 (717) 367-1319 or (800) 222-3373 National Feeder Cattle VNeekly Summary St. Joseph, Mo. I.imi.u i 4. 2002 Report Supplied Hi I SI) \ Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection W\SHINGTON, D C , Jan 4-(USDA-N ASS) - Total red meat pio dttction under tedeial inspection tor the week ending Satuida> Fan 5 was estimated at 742 9 million lb, according to the USDA's Agncultur.il Maiketmg Service This was 8 V/ ( highei than a week ago and 5 2T lower than a yeai asm MEAT PRODITTION (million poundo k uludt's (omlemned) CallAeal Pork (2) 1 v 'l2 o Week I i,dins: (li Bed 05 lan (12 424 7 2‘) Dec-01 57Sd up 12 2'. 427 4 Change 06-lan-OI cin 0 V'r 777 0 427 1 t hange 20(P YFD 200' YFD Change dn 16 l r /r dn 62 ( ) f /r dn 46 99F dn 46 9 f /r dn2 ( )o' r 1- Plenums week estimates may be levised Yeai ago data aie actuals 2- Excludes lard 3- Totals may not add due to lounding 2002 totals aie sub|ea to ie\ ision LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER (head) Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lambs 558.000 15,000 1,575,000 50,000 498,(XX) 12,000 1,517.000 42,000 up 12 2% up 25 0% up 38% up 19 0% 577.000 19,000 1.700,000 52,000 dn 33% dn 21 I % dn 7 4%- dn 38% 469.000 11.000 1,271,000 42,000 577.000 19.000 1.700,000 52,000 dn 18 7% dn 42 2% dn 25 3 7r dn 16 0% AVERAGE WEIGHTS (lbs.) Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs 1259 310 268 1256 304 269 1228 308 266 Week Ending 05-Jan-02 29-Dec-OI Change 06-Jan-0I Change. 2001 YTD: 2000 YTD. Change Week Ending LIVE 05- Estimate 29-Dec-Ol Estimate 06- Actual DRESSED -0- Estimate 765 190 199 29-Dec-Ol Estimate 764 187 200 06- Actual 741 190 198 PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SLAUGHTERED BY CLASS CATTLE | HOGS Wk Ending Steers Heifers Cows Bulls/Slagsl B.irrows/Gills Sows Boais/Stacs 22- 50 3% 315% 16 6% 17%' ; 96 8% 29% 0 3%' 23- 49.0% 32 7% 16 9%r 14% 1 96 7%- 30% 03% Greencastle Livestock Special Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale Greencastle, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Friday, January 4,2002 365 HEAD. STEERS; 200-300 LBS. 85.00-106.00, 300-500 LBS. 84.00-104.50, 500-700 LBS. 75 00-89.00, 700-900 LBS. 65.00- 79 00, 900-1000 LBS. 58 00-66 SO. HOLSTEIN STEERS; 200-400 lbs 60 00-76.00, 400-500 lbs. 58.00-65 00, 500-700 lbs 52 00-60.00, 700-900 lbs 47,00-54.00. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 12,2002-Al7 702 0 up 7 7‘, 7 75 2 up 27 V, tin 6 9 f 'r 177 9 775 2 tin 20 o‘/r 1 7 7 “5 HEIFERS 200-300 LBS 73.00-84 00, 300-500 LBS. 74.00-87 00, 500-700 LBS 67 00-79 00, 700-900 LBS. 60 00-72 SO, 900-1000 LBS. 48 00-60.00. BULLS- 200-300 LBS. 85 00-102 00, 300-500 LBS. 78.00-99.00, 500-700 LBS. 63.00-78.00, 700-900 LBS 52 00-65 00, 900-1000 LBS. 44 00-51 00 HOLSTEIN BULLS. 400-600 LBS. 45 00-52 00. STEADY TO STRONGER MARKET ON GOOD QUALITY CATTLE WITH GOOD DEMAND PLAINER AND OFF-COLORED CATTLE WEAKER WITH LITTLE DEMAND MAYO MATS from Cow Comfort Ltd. 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